+ Gig economy

Although separate from the sharing economy and specifically the sharing accommodation issues covered in the main menu tab “Sharing Economy” above, the Gig economy is also of reverence in that some aspects impact on the visitor economy directly, for example, transport and in particular private hire licensing. There are also cross cutting issues, for example, employment conditions and the disruptive nature of the new business models and, therefore, the consequential and growing calls for more regulatory controls upon them. The latest articles illustrating some of the concerns include: